Jataka Tattva · by Mahadeva
Chapter 2 · Birth and Childhood
सूतिकातत्वम्
चन्द्राङ्गेशौ मन्दार्कयुतौ द्वादशाब्दे मृतिः ।
Say the Moon and the lagna (rising sign) lord are joined with Saturn and the Sun. Then death comes in the 12th year.
जीवे भौमभे भौमे जीवभे वा सूर्ये मन्दभे मन्दे सूर्यभे द्वादशाब्दे मृतिः ।
Say Jupiter is in a sign of Mars and Mars is in a sign of Jupiter. Or say the Sun is in a sign of Saturn and Saturn is in a sign of the Sun. Then…
क्रमान्मेषादिगो विधुरष्टनवमत्रयोविंशद्वाविंशपञ्चम प्रथमचतुर्थत्रयोविंशाष्टादशविंशैकविंशदशमलवस्थो लवाङ्कमितेऽब्दे मृतिः ।
Say the Moon is in Aries, Taurus and the other signs in order. It stands in one of these degrees, one for each sign: 8th, 9th, 23rd, 22nd, 5th, 1st…
रात्रौ षष्ठाष्टमगश्चन्द्रः शुक्ले सर्वारिष्टहरः ।
Say the Moon is in the 6th or 8th house, in the bright half, at night. Then it removes every danger to life.